Summer Nights...and a baby bug net

For the first time in 3 almost 4 years, we are experiencing mosquitoes in the evenings! Boy, are they a pain! Having a newborn makes it difficult to be outside when there are so many bugs to worry about. Try making a baby bug net for your little one! It fits snuggly over the top of your baby carrier making it easy for you to enjoy the cool evening air and not having to worry about your baby getting eaten alive. Here's how to make one.

You'll need at least 1 1/4 yards of netting, and round elastic.

I measured my baby carrier with the handle up head to to and side to side. Make sure you make all of your measurements over the handle as the handle is what keeps the bug net off of your baby.

My measurements were 44"x44". Once you have your square of netting cut out, go ahead and round off the corners. Cut a piece of elastic roughly 55" or so inches and tie the ends into a knot.


Now you are going to make a tube for your elastic to go into. I folded my netting over twice to make it extra secure and sewed a 1/4" seam. Rather than fight the netting afterwards trying to get the elastic in, I just sewed the elastic in as I was sewing the tube. You will have to scrunch your netting down the elastic towards the end since there is more netting than elastic.


(Ignore my crying baby) Trim your threads and you are done! Easy peasy and so worth it! Now, go and enjoy an evening outside! :)